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News/International

Hindu women pray for peace Oct. 1 at the Sri Bunar Maha Shiva Hindu temple in Yangon, Myanmar. Peace and harmony will not result from members of different religions simply tolerating each other; respect and appreciation of customs and cultural diversity is required, top Vatican officials said in a message to the world's Hindus.

Christians, Hindus can defend poor, marginalized together, Vatican says

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VATICAN – Christians and Hindus are bound by their belief in human dignity and share a responsibility to help those in need, said the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
Men protest in Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 31, after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Catholic accused of blasphemy.

Pakistan court sets aside death sentence for Catholic woman convicted of blasphemy

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Catholic convicted of blasphemy, and ordered her release from prison.

Siobhan O’Connor, a former executive assistant to Bishop Malone, told “60 Minutes” on Sunday that she decided to leak the internal diocesan documents mentioned in the report after an incomplete list of priests accused of abuse was published.

Whistleblower says Buffalo diocese did not disclose priest abuse reports to protect assets

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – A former Church employee said she leaked diocesan documents because when the Buffalo diocese addressed sexual abuse allegations it seemed primarily concerned with protecting the reputation and assets of the Church.
A nun prays outside a Catholic church in Lagos, Nigeria, April 3, during a re-enactment of Jesus' passion and crucifixion as part of Holy Week celebrations.

Five nuns kidnapped in southern Nigeria

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ISSELE-UKU, Nigeria – Five nuns were abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s Delta state on Thursday, according to local media.
Archbishop Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at a May 17 Vatican news conference.

Vatican refuses to send French court summons to CDF prefect, cites immunity

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VATICAN – The Vatican has invoked diplomatic immunity in refusing to deliver a French court summons to the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, in a case against a French cardinal.
Emilie Callan, a synod delegate from Canada, second from right, attends a session of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct. 11.

'Synodality' in the synod's final document confuses some people

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VATICAN – "Synodality," a key concept of Pope Francis' papacy, was used repeatedly in the final document of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocation discernment.
A large group of Honduran migrants, who are part of a caravan trying to reach the U.S., storm a border checkpoint in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, to cross into Mexico Oct. 19.

Nations are built by migrants, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN – Countries do not develop by themselves; they are built by migrants, Pope Francis said.
Late Cardinal Bernard F. Law and Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan (right), former apostolic nuncio to the United States, leave after Pope Francis' audience with members of the Roman Curia in Clementine Hall at the Vatican Dec. 22, 2014.

Former U.S. nuncio heard rumours of McCarrick misconduct in 1994

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VATICAN – A former nuncio to the United States acknowledged hearing rumors about the sexual misconduct of Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick already in 1994.
Pope Francis greets Canada's synod observer, Julian Paparella, during the closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 28.

The Church will not abandon young people, despite clerics' failings, synod fathers say

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VATICAN – Writing to the world's young people, members of the Synod of Bishops said they wanted to encourage them and help them fulfill their dreams, and they prayed that their own failings would not drive the young from the church.
People mourn the loss of life as they hold a vigil for the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh Oct. 27. Pope Francis at his Sunday Angelus prayed for those affected by the attack inside the Pittsburgh synagogue.

Deadly attack on synagogue an inhumane act of violence, Pope says

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VATICAN – Pope Francis prayed for those affected by a deadly attack inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, calling it an act of inhumane violence.
The Tree of Life Synagogue, the site of a deadly shooting, is pictured in Pittsburgh Oct. 27. Pope Francis at his Sunday Angelus prayed for those affected by a shooting attack inside the Pittsburgh synagogue.

Cardinal DiNardo condemns shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue, all 'acts of hate'

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WASHINGTON  – The U.S. Catholic bishops stand with "our brothers and sisters of the Jewish community," the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Oct. 27 after a horrific shooting earlier that day in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue, described as a hub of Jewish life in that city.
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